Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Dopaminergic Pathways, Orgasm, Prolactin
27 Apr 2017
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The girl next door: geography and time limit our opportunities to meet people, mere-exposure effect: repeated exposure to any stimulus, including a person, leads to greater liking for that stimulus. In one study, females who were rated as the most attractive in high school were significantly more likely to have husbands who had high incomes and were highly educated. In predicting who individuals would choose from a set of potential partners, researchers found that ea(cid:272)h i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual"s rating of self-worth predicted the level of physical and social attractiveness. In one study of canadian online daters, only two-thirds of people using online dating services met even one person face to face: 27% of these people formed a romantic relationship, 3% married the person they met online. Intimate interactions include both intimate experiences and intimate behaviors. Intimate experiences are the meaning a person gives to their interactions with another person: usually associated with positive emotions.
